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Charge-to-Mass Ratios, Mass Densities, Log Response Densities,

hotoelectric Absorption Index Values for Materials Commonly Found in
Boreholes
Chemical
Formula

Material

Z/M
(charge/amu)

b
3
(g cm )

3
(g cm )

Pe
(b/e)

Quartz

SiO2

0.499

2.65

2.64

1.806

Calcite

CaCO3

0.500

2.71

2.71

5.084

Dolomite

CaMg(CO3)2

0.499

2.87

2.87

3.142

Montmorillonite (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2S 0.502

(Smectite)
i4O10(OH)2nH2O

2.06

2.02

2.04

Illite

KAl4(Si,Al)8O20(OH) 0.499
4(O,OH)10
0.504
Al2O32SiO22H2O

2.64

2.63

3.45

2.59

2.61

1.83

Chlorite

Mg5(Al,Fe)(OH)8(Al, 0.497
Si)4O10

2.88

2.88

6.30

K-Feldspar

KAlSi3O8

0.496

2.56

2.53

2.86

Plagioclase (Na) NaAlSi3O8

0.496

2.62

2.59

1.68

Plagioclase (Ca) CaAl2Si2O8

0.496

2.76

2.74

3.13

Barite

BaSO4

0.446

4.48

4.09

266.8

Siderite

FeCO3

0.483

3.94

3.89

14.69

Pyrite

FeS2

0.483

5.01

4.99

16.97

Hematite

FeS2O3

0.476

5.27

5.18

1.48

Anhydrite

CaSO4

0.499

2.96

2.97

5.05

Gypsum

CaSO42H2O

0.511

2.31

2.34

3.420

Halite

NaCl

0.479

2.165

2.03

4.65

Sylvite

KCl

0.483

1.99

1.87

8.510

Aluminum

Al

0.482

2.702

2.60

2.5715

Sulfur

0.499

2.067

2.02

5.4304

Anthracite

C720H258N6O16

0.513

1.60

1.57

0.161

Bituminous

C532H418N8O41

0.527

1.35

1.33

0.180

Lignite

C480H412N7O101

0.500

1.10

0.99

Oil (medium
gravity)

n(CH2)

0.570

0.80

0.79

0.125

Gas (160F,
5,000 psia)

CnH2n+2 (n=16)

0.619

0.20

0.08

0.119

H2O (fresh)

0.555

1.00

1.00

0.358

120,000 ppm NaCl

0.546

1.086

1.081

0.807

0.499

2.308

2.305

2.24(*)

Kaolinite

Coal:

Formation water:

Berea sandstone

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